A Whiff of Death
by Asimov, Isaac
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- Paperback
- first
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About This Item
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 1987. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. "A dazzling case of suspense and mind-boggling murder." Everyone knew that Ralph Neufeld was a careful young chemist, especially his professor, Lou Brade. That's why Ralph's accidental demise due to a confusion of chemicals struck Brade as highly unlikely. The police agreed. Someone on campus had switched bottles on poor Ralph and the result was as deadly as had been planned. The trouble was all the right suspects were in the wrong places when it happened.all the wrong suspects had the right motives.and the one person most qualified to solve the crime was already being called the killer! 222 pages. Some light rubbing on top & bottom & edges of spine and some places on outside edges. Spine has 1 crease down it. 1" crease on rear cover. Inside of front and rear cover browning from age. Book is tight..
Synopsis
The Death Dealers is a mystery novel by Isaac Asimov published in 1958 (later republished as A Whiff of Death). It is about a university professor whose research student dies while conducting an experiment. The professor attempts to determine if the death was accidental or planned.
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- Title
- A Whiff of Death
- Author
- Asimov, Isaac
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 1987
- Keywords
- FICTION GENERAL MYSTERY MYSTERIES SCIENCE ISAAC ASIMOV PAUL FRENCH LUCKY STARR 0449214613 NOVELS:
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- Mystery;
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Mass Market
- Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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